1
: a frozen waterfall
2
: the mass of usually jagged blocks into which a glacier may break when it moves down a steep declivity
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With a settling crack, the icefall adjusts its position once more.
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the shape of icefall keeps changing, icefall doctors struggle to locate the previous climbing route, which complicates setting the new route each season.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Clear walls offer uninterrupted views of glacial icefalls and the shimmering frozen lake just outside, giving guests the ultimate front-row seat to nature’s icy masterpiece.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali guide, Pas Tenji Sherpa, also remain missing after their expedition was hit on Tuesday by icefall on Everest's northern slope.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the shape of icefall keeps changing, icefall doctors struggle to locate the previous climbing route, which complicates setting the new route each season.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Clear walls offer uninterrupted views of glacial icefalls and the shimmering frozen lake just outside, giving guests the ultimate front-row seat to nature’s icy masterpiece.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali guide, Pas Tenji Sherpa, also remain missing after their expedition was hit on Tuesday by icefall on Everest's northern slope.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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“Icefall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icefall. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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